7 living legends that we may bid farewell to in 2019

#6 Goldust

It's been quite the bizarre ride!

Imagine growing up as the son of an icon such as The American Dream Dusty Rhodes. While I'm sure Dusty was away from home an awful lot, I feel safe in assuming that the young Dustin Runnels still managed to get plenty of personal time with his pops throughout the years.

With that said, there was probably a pivotal moment at some point during his younger years in which Dustin decided that he indeed wanted to follow in his fathers' legendary shoes.

There must have been an insurmountable amount of pressure, just trying to live up to the legacy left behind by his father, who just so happened to be one of the greatest professional wrestlers of all-time. Thankfully for Dustin, the apple never fell too far from the tree and he turned out to be a pretty darn good wrestler himself.

Dustin has had to endure a plethora of gimmick changes during his 30-year run. However, it was the flamboyant moniker that we came to know as 'Goldust' that would transcend anything Dustin had achieved to this point.

Goldust was new, it was odd, it was provocative...and it worked! Dustin embraced the challenge of stepping outside of everything "normal" and in doing so, he not only gave birth to one of the most memorable personas in history, but he also helped kick-start the birth of the Attitude Era.

Goldust is now 49-years young, but still finds a way to deliver at a high level each and every night. It's time for him to step down and possibly contribute from the sidelines as a producer or some other role. Dustin has a lot to offer the youngsters coming up, but it has certainly been a joy watching him through the years.